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5 Top Skin Care Tips for Youthful Skin

Delay Aging with Skin Care Tips

Aging is inevitable, but with the right skin care tips, you can delay the signs of aging and maintain youthful, radiant and beautiful skin for a long time. Having a skin care regimen allows you to pamper your skin for that youthful glow and also prevent skin problems.

If you are looking for great tips on skin care, here are 5 tips that you should make part of your daily skin care routine.

1. Sun Protection

Sunscreen: The UV rays from the sun are one of the main reasons for premature aging of the skin. Hence, it is important you protect your skin from these rays. By doing so, not only will be reducing the chances of getting age spots and wrinkles, you also be minimizing the risk of skin cancer.

Use a good quality sunscreen with minimum SPF of 15. You should apply sunscreen before stepping outside, even if it is overcast and cloudy. Thereafter, reapply the sunscreen every 2 hours. In case you perspire a lot or go swimming, the frequency of application should be more.

Protective Clothing: You shouldn’t be venturing out in the sun between 10 am and 2 pm, as the rays of the sun during this period are the strongest. If you have to go out, make sure you wear a wide-brimmed hat, long sleeves and pants to cover as much as your body as possible.

2. Keep Your Skin Hydrated

Besides eating skin-friendly diet, you also need to consume adequate amounts of water. The rule of the thumb is to consume 8 glasses of water a day. However, this intake will depend on weather. In winter, look to consume a minimum of 8 glasses, but you may have to increase your intake of water during the hot summer months.

Water not only ensures your skin stays supple and moisturized, it also helps to flush out toxins from your body via perspiration. Dehydrated and dry skin is more prone to wrinkles and other signs of aging.

3. Give Up Smoking

Your skin will thank you if you quit smoking. Cigarette smoke can cause premature aging of the skin, as the chemicals present in the smoke constrict blood vessels in the epidermis of the skin. As a result, your skin gets less blood, nutrients and oxygen, leading to premature aging.

Smoking also can cause irreversible damage to collagen and elastin present in your skin. This will result in your skin losing its elasticity and suppleness. Also, when you smoke, the cigarette smoke irritates your eyes, causing you to squint and you purse your lips to inhale the smoke. So, don’t be surprised if you get crow’s feet around your eyes and lines around your mouth.

4. Skin-Healthy Diet

A healthy diet that allows your skin to get all the necessary nutrients is a must for maintaining youthful and radiant skin. Hence, your daily diet should comprise of fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteins and whole grains.

Research has shown there is some association between acne and diet. What this association is still unclear, but research clearly shows eating food rich in Vitamin C and reducing your intake of processed foods, refined carbohydrates and saturated fats not only prevent acne breakouts, but also keep your skin looking youthful.

5. Be Gentle with Your Skin

While it’s relaxing and soothing to take a hot shower or bath, it can strip the natural oils from your skin. So, stay away from hot water. Instead, opt for warm bath or shower.

After your shower, moisturize your skin to seal the moisture and keep your skin supple all day long. Also, learn to use gentle soaps that don’t remove natural oils from your skin. Look to use mild facial cleansers to clean your face twice a day. This will remove dirt and grime from your skin and also prevent breakouts.

If your skin is already showing signs of aging, the aforementioned tips will help immensely. You can use them to delay natural aging. However, you also can opt for laser skin renewal treatment to rejuvenate your skin and then begin using these tips to maintain the effects of the treatment.

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